Turkey earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey on Wed, Feb 27, 1991, 1:38 PM GMT+2 (11:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 1 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-27 11:38:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.819° N, 29.255° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km WNW of Yenice, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.68 km WSW of Kocadere, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.61 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.51 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12998 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.67 km NE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12962 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.51 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.59 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.73 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.6Western Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.619 km SSW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.72 km NW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.72 km SSE of ?zmit, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.64 km ENE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.44 km S of Yalova, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.6Western Turkey · 12954 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.42 km SSW of Bahçecik, Turkey · 12954 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.96 km WSW of Osmaneli, Turkey · 12954 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.83 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.43 km N of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12952 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.811 km NNE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.615 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.66 km W of Yenice, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.611 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.710 km SSW of Adalar, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.82 km S of Çatalca, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.69 km NNE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.72 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 3.030 km ENE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.84 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.71 km N of Muratbey, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.54 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.55 km NNE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 3.02 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.81 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12943 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.58 km N of ?i?li, Turkey · 12943 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.934 km NW of ?ile, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.833 km NW of ?ile, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.88 km N of Esenyurt, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.40 km WSW of Muratbey, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.812 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.612 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.915 km S of Yakuplu, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.49 km NW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.81 km SW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 13014 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.49 km SSE of Kestel, Turkey · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.92 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.818 km SW of K?nal?, Turkey · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.51 km SSW of Kullar, Turkey · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.6Western Turkey · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.85 km W of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.65 km WSW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.61 km ESE of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 13028 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.55 km SSE of Adapazar?, Turkey · 13028 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.79 km SE of Kestel, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nft. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.